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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday announced hotlines where overseas Filipino workers can report incidents of "sexploitation." DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez announced the  hotlines  — mobile, landline, and email — on his Twitter account Thursday afternoon. "Any complaint re sexual abuses committed in Philippine embassy or consulate, pls call  0928-8363756  /  (632)834-4955  or email to  contact@dfa.gov.ph ," he said. Rep. Bello's expose On Tuesday, Rep. Walden Bello linked some Philippine officials to the supposed exploitation of distressed OFWs in the Philippine shelter in Amman. Bello, chairman of the House committee on overseas workers' affairs, said three Philippine embassy and labor officials in the Middle East have been accused of sexually abusing (OFWs) in exchange for repatriation. These alleged cases of exploitation were uncovered when Bello's committee investigated the reported "sex-for-flight" activitie...

A former overseas Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia may shed more light on the alleged "sexploitation" of overseas Filipino workers in some Philippine embassies and consulates by coming out with her tale.   The former OFW said her ordeal, where the driver of a labor attache allegedly tried to molest her, occurred June 2 last year at a shelter for distressed OFWs in Saudi Arabia.   "Walang problema sa akin kung 'yan makakapaglaya sa kasamahan ko doon para hindi mahirapan," she said in an interview on dzBB radio Thursday afternoon, when asked if she is willing to come out and tell authorities about her ordeal.   "Nakakaawa ang sitwasyon ng katulong doon," added the former OFW who was given the false name "Josie" in the interview.   "Josie" said she had escaped from her abusive employer and went to the shelter for distressed OFWs.   At the time, she said she was already warned by other OFWs to be wary of th...

Nanawagan sa pamahalaan ang isang mambabatas para sa mas epektibong programa upang mabilis na maiuwi sa bansa ng mga nagigipit na overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Ito'y sa harap na rin ng iskandalo tungkol sa umano'y "sex-for-repatriation" na nagaganap sa Middle East. Sa isang pahayag nitong Huwebes, sinabi ni Gabriela party-list Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan, na ang iskandalo tungkol sa "sex-for-repatriation" ay bunga ng matagal nang pagpapabaya ng pamahalaan sa nagigipit na mga OFW “The prostitution of OFWs in distress is an offshoot of the government’s long-time neglect of our Filipino migrant workers. After having escaped from abusive employers they now fall prey to equally abusive consulate and labor officials. This is double, even multiple exploitation and abuse,” ayon sa kongresista. Basahin:  Eight more MidEast envoys ordered home amid sex abuse reports Nitong Huwebes, sinabi ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario na walo pang Philippin...

At a press conference at the OWWA in Pasay City on Thursday, June 20, acting assistant Labor attache to Jordan, Mario Antonio (left), denies accusations that he was part of an alleged sex ring victimizing female overseas Filipino workers. Other Philippine embassy officials in the Middle East have also been accused by Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello as having a hand in running the sex ring. Danny Pata

A former overseas Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia may shed more light on the alleged "sexploitation" of overseas Filipino workers in some Philippine embassies and consulates by coming out with her tale. The former OFW said her ordeal, where the driver of a labor attache allegedly tried to molest her, occurred June 2 last year at a shelter for distressed OFWs in Saudi Arabia. "Walang problema sa akin kung 'yan makakapaglaya sa kasamahan ko doon para hindi mahirapan," she said in an interview on dzBB radio Thursday afternoon, when asked if she is willing to come out and tell authorities about her ordeal. "Nakakaawa ang sitwasyon ng katulong doon," added the former OFW who was given the false name "Josie" in the interview. "Josie" said she had escaped from her abusive employer and went to the shelter for distressed OFWs. At the time, she said she was already warned by other OFWs to be wary of the driver. She ...

DFA chief vows to get to the bottom of 'sex for fly' scheme . Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (right) talks to reporters after a meeting with Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Wednesday, June 19. Del Rosario and Bello discussed the alleged sexual exploitation of OFWs by PHL embassy and labor officials in the Middle East.  Asti Flores Sa panayam ni Howie Severino sa  News To Go nitong Huwebes, inihayag ni Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert del Rosario ang hangarin nitong malaman ang buong katotohanan sa alegasyon ng "sex-for-repatriation" sa Middle East. Una rito, isiniwalat ni Akbayan party-list Rep. Walden Bello, chairman ng House committee on overseas workers, na ilang opisyal ng embahada ng Pilipinas at Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO ) sa Gitnang Silangan ang nagsasamantala sa ilang nagigipit na Pinay OFWs na nais nang umuwi sa bansa. Narito ang talakayan nina Severino at Sec...

A party-list lawmaker on Friday asked Malacañang to form an independent body to probe the alleged sexual exploitation of Filipino workers in some Philippine embassies and consulates particularly in the Middle East. In an interview with reporters at the Supreme Court, Akbayan party-list Rep. Walden Bello said some witnesses might refuse to speak about the controversy because they did not trust some officials at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), which is currently probing the incident. Asked who should make up the independent body, Bello said: "We will leave it up to the executive department to do that." "Pero siyempre, there are some people of some stature kagaya ng ating Ombudsman ngayon who can be part of it," added Bello, chair of the House committee on overseas workers affairs. Bello was at the Supreme Court to take his oath as the newly-re-elected representative of Akbayan party-list in the House of Representatives. He took his oath before SC Se...